JagMag,

I agree it's light, but the .22-250 can be used quite successfully for deer. I've even read it's a popular deer cartridge in your home state of Texas for smaller 140 - 150lb white tails.

Just like anything else, it comes down to hunter prudence, experience, confidence and judgement. You obviously can't take the same shots you would with a .270, .30-06, etc. and although not as forgiving, (meaning you're going to have to pass shots) the .22-250 can certainly be used as a dependable deer rifle.

Another major factor nobody touched on is what part of the country you live in, what's the typical size of the deer in your area, what type of hunting do you usually do, what's the typical shot range, and how much deer hunting you do... Not everyone is shooting Monster Maine sized bucks across bean fields or from ridge-top to ridge-top.

If you're mostly a target, woodchuck, coyote shooter and only occasionally hunt deer - or typically hunt smaller whitetails (< 200lbs) inside say 150 yards, then a .22-250 is fine. Federal actually offers two .22-250 Medium Game rounds specifically for "light, thin skinned game such as antelope, mule deer, white tailed deer, etc." Ballistically, these rounds are similar to some .30-30 rounds out to 200yards.

To say "the idea of ANY .22 caliber guns as deer guns stinks!" is more opinion than fact. The fact is, the .22-250 can make - and in many areas is - a fine deer cartridge.